Nas telas do contemporâneo, a face do passado: Urraca I e suas representações nos softwares sociais (2010-2022)

Abstract

Currently, many battles are fought online. Through comments, viewpoints are defended, heated discussions take place anonymously, data is leaked, and, in some cases, real conflicts begin. This digital landscape serves as a stage for political issues and cultural expressions, and cyberspace becomes another place where history is reused and reinterpreted. The medieval Iberian queen Urraca I (1081-1126) is inserted into these contemporary debates as another figure brought from the past to meet current needs. Her image is presented on social media as a symbol of resistance to the medieval patriarchal society, depicted as someone who fought to rule and also as an example of a woman who faced adversity in her marriage and resisted. Thus, her image becomes an icon for contemporary debates, being reevaluated through these new perspectives, which find in her history a space to advocate for Leonese regionalism, as well as a feminist symbol used mainly by right-wing political sympathizers. Therefore, in this research that uses social media as sources, we perceive that the representation of the queen fragments into various forms depending on how the interlocutor interprets history.